Ireland's Leona Maguire carded a steady second round of one-over-par, 73 to safely make it to the weekend at the AIG Women's Open in tough conditions at Royal Porthcawl.
Maguire sits at one-over-par, and is 12 shots back of 36-hole leader Miyu Yamashita who took control of the tournament during the morning's play.
The Cavan golfer grinded it out on the Welsh links making just one birdie and two bogeys to ensure she would be around for the weekend.
There was disappointment however for fellow Irish golfers Lauren Walsh and Anna Foster who failed to make the cut.
Walsh missed out by just one shot after an eventful round that featured seven bogeys and four birdies, but her three-over-par total means she will miss out, while Foster shot a second round of 79 to finish at 11-over-par.
Japan's Miyu Yamashita will take a three shot lead into the weekend after a flawless round of seven-under-par 65 in the best of the conditions this morning.
The 20-year-old made the most of her early tee time and carded seven birdies with no bogeys as she goes in search of her first major win.
Fellow Japanese star Rio Takeda, who was in the same group as Yamashita, is solo second on eight-under-par, with a chasing group on minus four.
World number one Nelly Korda and English prodigy Lottie Woad are among those in a tie for tenth place on two-under-par.
